World Cup of Health IT - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 197

For the 197th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about the World Cup of health IT! We kick this episode off by discussing who in healthcare deserves a yellow card (given for reckless fouls, time-wasting, or unsportsmanlike conduct) right now. Next, we talk about who we think deserves a red card (given for serious fouls against players or officials) in healthcare right now. Then, we share what international health IT developments have caught our attention recently. Finally, we conclude this episode by debating who we think should win the match between a cybersecurity project and a clinical efficiency and burnout improvement project. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: In soccer/football, a player gets a yellow card when they commit a reckless foul, waste time, or show unsporting behavior. Who deserves a yellow card in healthcare right now? A player gets a red card for a serious foul against players or officials. Who deserves a red card in healthcare right now? The World Cup is a big international event – what are the international health IT developments that have caught your attention recently? There are a lot of close-scoring matches in soccer/football because teams are very competitive and comparable. In other words, it’s very hard to pick a winner. In healthcare, there are many important IT priorities and it is difficult to pick one vs another. Who should win the match between a cybersecurity project and a project that improves clinical efficiency + burnout? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube. Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes: